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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
4800
3550
3450
3450
3450
3450
3450
3450
3500
3400
6600
km/h
40
SW
45
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NNE
15
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
5
15
7
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-5
-5
-7
-3
-2
-6
1
2
-4
-1
0
-5
min °C
-3
-2
-5
-4
-6
-10
-7
-5
-11
-6
-3
-7
-3
-1
-6
-4
-2
-6
 chill °C
-12
-9
-13
-11
-14
-17
-13
-8
-17
-9
-5
-7
-3
-3
-10
-8
-7
-9
Freezing level m
3800
4400
3600
3500
3350
2850
2850
3400
2450
3000
3950
2950
3650
4450
3400
3550
4200
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-4-4-6-9-6-5-9-5-3-7-11-5-3-1-64510-1-5-3-1-6-12-345-124-2
Sunrise
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
—
6:29
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
16 km
Low: scattered
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
43 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
23
35 km S
2398m alt.
41 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 188).
14
36 km E
2839m alt.
59 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 208).
35
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SSE
(10 kph at 147).
31
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 201).
14
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
16 km
Low: broken
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
49 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 166).
14

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.